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India, Australia election officials discuss future of electoral democracy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Australian election officials joined their Indian counterparts here on Tuesday to discuss the future of electoral democracy, with a focus on issues such as increasing voter participation, the merits of electronic voting and counting; and political funding, di
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She never became a prisoner of her many electoral successes: Sonia pays tr
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday paid rich tributes to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit saying her humility was such that she never became a prisoner of her many electoral successes.
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J-K: Governor Malik urges CEO Shailendra Kumar to expedite BDC elections
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday urged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Shailendra Kumar to expedite the process of electing representatives to the Block Development Council (BDC).
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Rajnath, Fadnavis launch BJP's election campaign for Maha polls, ask worke
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amravati (Maharashtra) [India], August 1 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched BJP's electoral campaign for the upcoming assembly polls here and directed party workers to aim for a target of 250 seats.
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J-K CEO to chair meeting regarding preparation of Electors Verification Pr
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer, Shailendra Kumar will chair a meeting through video conferencing with all district election officers and other officials on August 2.
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ADR gets award from Maharshtra state election commission
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI): The State Election Commission (SEC) of Maharashtra on Saturday awarded the first 'Democracy Award' in the category of "Increasing Citizens' Participation in Electoral Process (Dissemination of information about contesting candidates to make the v
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Mamata writes to PM, bats for electoral reforms including state funding of
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 26 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to implement electoral reforms aimed at preventing corruption and criminality in the polls.
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Mamata writes to PM Modi, urges to call all-party meeting on public fundin
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], July 25 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to call an all-party meeting to discuss public funding of Indian elections while pressing the need for electoral reforms.
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ETBPS records high voter turnout of 60.14 per cent during Lok Sabha electi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) for the service voters registered a record voter turnout of 60.14 per cent in the Lok Sabha elections, 2019, the Election Commission said on Sunday, signalling the initiative's success.
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Patkura polls: BJD demands CCTVs, micro-observers for sensitive booths
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], July 19 (ANI): Alleging that BJP is likely to capture booths and resort to violence to terrorise voters, Biju Janata Da (BJD) on Friday wrote to Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar demanding deployment of adequate security forces, webcasting,
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BJP capitalist party : Trinamool Congress
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday alleged that BJP is the "most capitalist party" in the world and said that 95 per cent of the electoral bonds funding went to the party.
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PM Modi cannot beat KCR in Telangana: Asaduddin Owaisi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 6 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot defeat electorally Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao as the latter is an equally staunch Hindu.
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